North Fort Myers High School - Lance Yearbook (North Fort Myers, FL)

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Body Heat Florida may be well known as the Sunshine State, full of warm tropical breezes, but there have been some days when temperatures have dropped below the level of human comfort - especially for the native Floridians. As the frigid air drifted down from the North, many Red Knights drifted to their closets to pull out their seldom used winter jackets. After ten months of hot, humid weather, North High's faculty and students were to dig down to the bottom of their dresser drawers to locate flannel shirts and heavy turtleneck sweaters. lf this did not quite keep Knights warm, they clinged to 'l ?wn9 ww, ,W Q that someone special for a little body heat. Others kept warm by carrying around a hot cup of coffee or finding a place where the sun was. To get out of the shade for a minute helped. When the temperature dropped into the forties and the wind chill factor read a cold thirty degrees, Red Knights cranked up their electric blankets and heaters. For a few natives, the only way to fight the cold was to bundle up in layers of warm sweaters, jackets, gloves, and even ear muffs. As the students trudged down the corridors in the morning, they gave the appearance of wrapped mummies. Trying to stay warm was the main goal for Red Knight's Julie Moy and Kelly Ludwig Even the tough men Steve De5hazo and Robert Trornbetri get cold. inevitably, by the close of the school day, temperatures rose a good twenty degrees and Red Knights had to peel off the layers of clothing, and lug them around. As the winter finally came to a halt, Red Knights released a sigh of relief and traded their flannel shirts for cotton T-shirts and bathing suits and once again headed for the beaches. The warm tropical weather made them once again, after two months, realize why Florida is known for being the Sunshine State, Bundlin' Up

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Spending some of his free time playing pin-ball is Shown Je well, I thought it was your treat today, declares Melissa Rowan to Donald Robinson and Curr Randall. Jeffrey Pierce and Richard Srokes enjoy a strategic game of pool, while Donald Robinson watches from behind. 54 Spare Tirne